CVE-2017-17975

kernel: use-after-free in the usbtv_probe function in drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-core.c

Published Dec 30, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Use-after-free in the usbtv_probe function in drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-core.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.10 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering failure of audio registration, because a kfree of the usbtv data structure occurs during a usbtv_video_free call, but the usbtv_video_fail label's code attempts to both access and free this data structure.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4188-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-9117 Use-after-free in the usbtv_probe function in drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-core.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.10 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering failure of audio registration, because a kfree of the usbtv data structure occurs during a usbtv_video_free call, but the usbtv_video_fail label's code attempts to both access and free this data structure.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3653-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3653-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3654-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3654-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3656-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2, Snapdragon) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3657-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 9:06 PM
Reserved
Dec 29, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 30, 2017, 1:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:11 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 19, 2017, 12:00 AM